Adversity and being a writer, especially one from the Caribbean, are synonymous. And yet we continue despite the odds that financial or other types of "success" are stacked against us. Why? Perhaps its faith, stubbornness, madness, or the urge to give b...

I was as nervous as one of the blue herons I’d seen on our Black River Safari. The moment was here and I still didn’t know which story I was going to read. I’d narrowed down the choice to two stories: “The Day Jesus Christ Came to Mount Airy” ...

Has this ever happened to you? You dream of being a published writer and can't wait to get your work in print, or you receive an offer that will make your publishing dreams come true. Then it is important that you are aware of the poetry scam. This...

If writing articles is something you do often you can appreciate the need for having to maintain your focus. The usual writing process includes the proper research beforehand to insure the content is useful to the reader. The harder part is to sit down an...

If writing articles is something you do often you can appreciate the need for having to maintain your focus. The usual writing process includes the proper research beforehand to insure the content is useful to the reader. The harder part is to sit down an...

Blogging is taking over the world in terms of activity and influence. Starting up a blog is easy and anyone can get it running in about half an hour. Nobody knows exactly how many active blogs are on the internet. My guess is that today, in June 2009, the...

Blogging is taking over the world in terms of activity and influence. Starting up a blog is easy and anyone can get it running in about half an hour. Nobody knows exactly how many active blogs are on the internet. My guess is that today, in June 2009, the...

The fear of public speaking is a fear shared by many people. Many people avoid it at all costs. Many of today's top speakers have suffered from nerves but have overcome it to become confident public speakers. Speaking with confidence is important to succe...

Recover PST Password Outlook express asterisk password revealer Saturday, July 4, 2009; Have you lost your email account password and thinking that you have no way to recover? Are you the one who understand that deleted or forgotten outlook mail accoun...

Christmas is a much-awaited occasion all around the World … a time to rejoice, to try and relax, and to enjoy spending time with much-loved family and friends. But, who manages to get through Christmas without sending Christmas cards? Not many of us...

February fourteenth is surely the most important day in the life of all you who are in love. It doesn’t matter what your class, caste, creed, religion, culture, or tradition is … everyone goes gooey when it comes to Cupid and Valentine’s Day, and th...

Modern lifestyle is so hectic, isn’t it?... You probably don’t get much opportunity to spend a few hours of leisure time with your nearest and dearest, or with those people with whom you wish to share a few moments of fun and entertainment. And it...

Let me be frank: I have mixed feelings about getting up in public to speak before large groups. This should come as no surprise since the fear of public speaking tops almost everyone’s list—surpassing death itself! As Jerry Seinfeld puts it, “If you...

Once upon a time, in the distant past, people did what they were trained to do: dancers danced, authors wrote, lawyers argued, doctors doctored, corporate heads led, and But times have changed. Now, it seems, everyone at one time or another will be ca...

The stories we make up about ourselves will either support us or derail us. And most of us are masters of enabling our Cranky Critic—you know, the one who lives inside our head and stomps on our dreams. Our Cranky Critic always sounds as if it has woken...